JULIA GOVOR: ON RECORD

Julia Govor has built a steady reputation as one of the industry's most grooving talents. The techno goddess hasn't had the most typical of beginnings. She paved the opening stones of her journey as a Russian military singer in the small town of Abkhazia, finding her voice through piano and singing lessons at an early age.

Now the DJ and producer is a globe trotting sensation residing New York. She's built a fierce repertoire of performances with Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin and Sven Vath at Output festival, whilst her original music has featured on the likes of Bodyparts (with a Ricardo Villalobos remix, nonetheless) Cocoon, Hypertone, Get Physical and BPrecs. Last month the hypnotic beat-maker released her '5000 Moments EP' on Budapest's Akkult, starting the year resolutely. The track is a bending and winding journey through trippy vocals and unequivocal funk showing a new dimension to Govor's groove.

We caught up with her before her appearance at Melt Presents at Printworks London, among a cluster of top names including Chris Liebing, Kiasmos DJ, Recondite Live and more.